Bracelet.



C. P. KUEHNER.

BRACELET.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1912.

1,053,046. Patented Feb.11,1913.

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CHARLES E. EUEENERLOE PROVIDENCE, RHODE' 1si a'i\in,-,v assieivon, BY :MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 'ro RADLEY JEWELRY comrniwvaconronarion or RHODE ISLAND;

T atl whom 'it may concern: i

Be it. known that I, CHARLES P. KUEHNER,

- a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Providence, inthe county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bracelets, of which the following is a specification. A

This invention relates to flexible bracelets of the class adapted to lbe eXtendedto pass over the hand ontothe wrist of the wearer, and the object of the invention -is -to pro! vide such a bracelet with a plurality of compound links each link comprising two or more members normally retained in @con-m tracted position by spring pressure 'and adapted to rece-ive relative-movement, for the 'purpose of expanding'br enlarging the bracelet.

A feature of myA improved invention is that all of theparts are stamped and bent up out of sheet metal and then assembled and secured iii position entirely without theuse of solder.

With these and other object-s in view, the invent-ion consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Of the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a view of an expandible bracelet of my improved construction. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view illustrating the arrangement of the parts and the manner of securing the vlinks together. Fig, 3 is a view illustrating the hollow side members of the link as struck from sheet material. Fig. 4 illustrates these side members as having been bent upinto a trough. like form and then bent over to -lie parallel with each other being secured together at one end by a 4bridge portion. Fig. 5 is a' section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4 showing a section of the bridge por-1 tion. Fig. 6 is a detail of the abutment guide fork as struck from sheet metal. Fig. 7 shows the guide fork bent up into the required form to be inserted into the side members. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the band members. Fig. 9 is a greatly enlarged sectional plan view showing two links connected together. Fig. 10 is an edge view partly in section on lines 10--10 see Fig. 9 showing the portion of two links connected together.

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. Referring to the drawings, 10 designates small lateral bearingprojections 14 and 15, i

and 'from the opposite end of the blank eX- tend ngers 16 and 17. The 'members of this blank are next stisuck up into a tro/ugh shape and are then bent over at the connecting.

bridge 13 nearly upon themselves, as illustrated in Fig. 4. A double forked member is preferably formed from sheet stock originally in the shape of a letter H the arms 18 and`19 being bent over into the form illustrated .in F ig, 7, each pair of branches being parallel'and in spaced apart relation and connected together at one end by meansy of the cross bar 20 of the H. .This cross bar as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 is provided with laterally extending fingers 21 and 22 to cooperate with the fingers 1G and 17 in the manner hereinafter described. The third member of this compoundlink i's made in the .form of an elongated ba-nd 23 see Fig. 8 having a hollow-central portion and being divided at one end with laterally bear` ingextensions 211.

The assembling and operation of the parts are described as follows: The band member is slipped over the abutment cross bar 20 ofthe fork member 17 which barforms a support for 'one end of the band,`the laterally projecting lingers 24 at the opposite end of the band extend between the branches of the opposite forks to provide a slidingv second bearing at this end of the band.v A light coil spr-ing 25 is now inserted into the band member one end resting against'the cross bari20 which now forms an abutment for said spring, while the other.'end restsv against the opposite end of the band at the point 26. lii order to position this fork, band member and spring, which now between them constitute a single unit., they are placed between the pairgof hollow side Lmembers which are then brought together ovei` the fork .member completely inclosing the latter and which at the same time retain the band member slidably between them as i Shown in Fig. 9. The ngers 21 and 22 of 4this abutment cross bar and the ngers 16 and'17 of the side members are bent in hook form 1n opposite directions so that when the ends of thse side members are brought into operating position the endsof the hooks of one set-snap by and engage and clench with those of the other set locking the whole securely .in position 'and at the same time securely locking the free ends of the said the tension of the spring 25 the end of the secondlink b is connected to the link a. The joining of these links together in the manner above described is repeatedv until a sulicient Anumber have been connected to form the desired size of bracelet.

I It will be noted that no solder is required in ,the construction of my 'improved bracelet. The extensions 24 on the band'member may be formed by swaging the stock outward if desired. j i

I claim: i l. A bracelet comprising a plurality o compound extendible links each comprising a pair of hollow ide members .connected together at one end by a bridge,y an independent guide member having tWo parts one mounted in each of said side members, an abutment connecting the two parts of said guide member, avcentral band shaped link connecting member adapted to slide between said side members and receive its bearing at one end on said bridge and at its `opposite end in said guide member, and a spring between said abutment and said band to hold the latter normally-in contracted position.

2. A bracelet comprising a plurality'of compound eXtendible links each comprising .link connecting member adapted to slide between said side members and receive its bearing at one end on said bridge and at its opposite end in said guide member, and a spring between said abutment -andsaid band to hold the latter normally in contracted position. p

3. ,A bracelet comprising a plurality of compound extendibleiinks each comprising a pair ofhollow side members connected together at one end by an integral bridge, an independent guide member having two parts one mounted in each of said side members, an abut-ment connecting the two parts of said guide member, bendable fingers for connecting the free e`nds of said members to said abutment member, a central band shaped link connecting member adapted to slide between said side members and receive its bearing at one end on said bridge, said band being provided with laterally extending guide fingers at its opposite end projecting into' said guide member, and a spring between said abutment and said band to hold the latter normallyin contracted position.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES I. KUEHNER; Witnesses: u

HOWARD E. BARLow, R. L. CLAYTON.

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